Judge John E Sandbothe is an Administrative Law Judge in the West Des Moines Hearing Office in Iowa

The statistics below are based on publicly available Social Security Administration hearing data and show how this judge’s outcomes compare to office, state, and national averages.

Judge Statistics

Based on FY 2025 data  ·  64 hearing decisions

Approval rates reflect aggregated hearing outcomes and can vary based on case type, evidence, and procedural factors. They do not predict the outcome of individual cases.

56%
Case Approval Rate
49%
National Average

Approval rate by year

These values represent historical hearing outcomes for this judge based on Social Security Administration data and may vary by year depending on case mix and reporting changes.

Fiscal Year
Approval Rate
Denials
Dismissals
Decision Count
2025 56% 36% 8% 64
2020 60% 24% 16% 245
2019 59% 24% 17% 383
2018 52% 30% 17% 184
2017 56% 23% 21% 470
2016 55% 27% 18% 445
2015 59% 29% 12% 487
2014 54% 31% 15% 541
2013 46% 29% 24% 655
2012 50% 27% 23% 802
2011 51% 27% 22% 721
2010 62% 27% 11% 741

Disability Judges displays only verified years currently available in the underlying dataset. Gaps between years do not necessarily indicate inactivity by the judge and may reflect limitations in publicly available historical source data. Not every fiscal year may be represented.

Office assignment history

These values represent historical hearing outcomes for this judge based on Social Security Administration data and may vary by year depending on case mix and reporting changes.

Fiscal Year
Office
2025 West Des Moines (Current)
2020 West Des Moines
2019 West Des Moines
2018 West Des Moines
2017 West Des Moines
2016 West Des Moines
2015 West Des Moines
2014 West Des Moines
2013 West Des Moines
2012 West Des Moines
2011 West Des Moines
2010 West Des Moines
Additional judge statistics

These statistics provide additional context about hearing outcomes and case processing.
They describe aggregated activity and are not intended to be used in isolation.

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All statistics on this page are derived from publicly available Social Security Administration hearing data and are intended to provide a general summary of historical outcomes.